The following Microsoft technologies are available to help other companies expand their customer offerings:
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Arc™ Mouse New! The revolutionary design of the Arc™ Mouse combines the comfort of a desktop mouse and the portability of a notebook mouse. Arc Mouse folds to 60% of its fully expanded size when you’re on the go. Two color options to match your personal style.
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Instant Viewer New! Too many open items on your desktop? Click the scroll wheel or programmable button to instantly display your open windows, then point and click to select. When you've got a stack of open windows, hunting for specific pages through the taskbar slows you down. Instant Viewer lets you find what you're looking for with a single click of your mouse. One tap instantaneously displays your desktop screen underneath small versions of all your open windows. Click directly on the item you want to open it to full size. It's that simple—and you're right back to work.
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Magnetic Recharging Cable New! Microsoft’s innovative recharging cable featuring patent pending magnetic connector technology found in the popular Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse is now available for license by third party electronics manufacturers.
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Image Manipulating Video Conferencing New! The invention automatically pans, tilts, and zooms to keep a speaker centered in an image. The invention also discloses image manipulation techniques used to provide the appearance of eye contact. Both these inventions improve the teleconferencing experience.
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| • | The Magnifier is a viewing and editing tool used with input devices such as a mouse. Fully compatible with Windows Vista®, it delivers functionality equivalent to holding a magnifying glass up to a computer screen. Typical applications include editing of digital photos as well as viewing and magnifying within spreadsheets, Word documents and Web pages.
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| • | The Tilt Wheel is an innovative hardware component of mouse and keyboard offerings that allows users to tilt the scroll wheel from side to side and up and down to easily maneuver the cursor horizontally or vertically.
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| • | U2 technology enables a computer peripheral device (such as a mouse or keyboard) to be connected to a computer using either a PS2 or USB auto-sensing interface (U+P). Ideal for use with newer or older computers.
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Watch for future Microsoft announcements as we expand our portfolio of licensing technologies, for use by manufacturers and suppliers in the desktop and mobile peripherals industry. Microsoft offers flexible licensing terms to accommodate your unique business needs.
Information on Microsoft’s Intellectual Property licensing program is available at: http://www.microsoft.com/iplicensing or email your inquiry to:iplg@microsoft.com
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